Notes from the Trail

Notes from the Trail

How many muscles does it take to smile?

Help people work out their face.

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Jeff Noble
Sep 30, 2022
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You’ve probably heard that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. According to this article, that’s not quite true. If you’re going for the lowest common denominator smile - a barely recogniza…

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